Hi, I'm Aswar. I founded Pueblo™.
I designed Pueblo based on lessons learned in founding the American Service in Ukraine.
When the Ukraine War broke out, I rushed over to help. Within a few weeks, I had built what would become the largest civilian resettlement program for Ukrainian refugees coming to the United States. (In the photo, you’ll see the majestic Opera House of Lviv, in western Ukraine.)
Part of our success was my ability to turn complicated govenmental processes into user-friendly digital pathways. One of the most important innovations: making data intake digital, accessible, and multilingual. That’s what planted the seeds for Pueblo.
My background in UX design and technology give me the tools (and starting funds) I need to build such a complicated tool.
Pueblo is exceedingly simple for the user but the process it deals with is massive and complicated. I’m thankful that I have the abilities I needed to get Pueblo built and off the ground.
Moreover, I was able to fund the start of this project myself — something I don’t take for granted. I see it as an investment in my newest neighbors. America’s newcomers can thrive here better than anywhere else, and we will be better off for it as a society and as an economy. That is my belief.
My lived experience as an immigrant son of a single mom fuel my passion to help as many newcomers as possible.
I know personally how hard it can be to get going in America. My mom and I had to struggle through a decade of low wages, low information, and exploitation, but we made it to a good place and are now proud citizens of our country.
Some parts of being an immigrant are hard no matter what. I just think the parts that don’t need to be hard — like paperwork — shouldn’t be.
Helping every asylum seeker file for asylum and get their work permit.
